{"id":"CVE-2014-6324","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-6324","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:34:07.633Z","title":"Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges via a forged signature in a ticket, as exploited in the wild in November 2014, aka \"Kerberos Checksum Vulnerability.\"","published":"2014-11-18T23:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:12:55.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows 8","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2003","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012"],"epss":{"score":0.87335,"percentile":0.99754,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6324"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2014-12-05","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":35474,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows Kerberos - Privilege Escalation (MS14-068)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35474","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/35474.py","file":"exploits/windows/remote/35474.py","published":"2014-12-05","added":"2014-12-05","updated":"2016-10-10","author":"Sylvain Monne","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2014-6324","OSVDB-114751","MS14-068"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt35500/exploit-db-ms14-068.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). 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